gáel

See also: gael, Gael, and Gaël

Middle Irish

Etymology

From Proto-Celtic *gailos, from Proto-Indo-European *gʰoylos (“frothing, arrogant, tempestuous, violent, wanton”) (compare Lithuanian gailùs (“compassionate”), Gothic 𐌲𐌰𐌹𐌻𐌾𐌰𐌽 (gailjan, “gladden”), German geil (“wanton”)).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (earlier) /ɡɤːl/, (later) /ɡɯːl/

Noun

gáel m (genitive gaíl, nominative plural gáelta)

  1. relationship, kinship
  2. relative, kin

Descendants

  • Irish: gaol
  • Scottish Gaelic: gaol

Mutation

Mutation of gáel
radical lenition nasalization
gáel gáel
pronounced with /ɣ(ʲ)-/ 		ngáel

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in Middle Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

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